❗️Florence explosion: Mayor fears more casualties
Families of the victims have already been offered psychological support with two dead, nine injured and three people still reportedly missing after the violent explosion earlier in the Italian city.
Mayor Sara Funaro said authorities are still awaiting an update from environmental agencies on the severity of dangers posed by fumes from the smoke.
One man injured in the incident was over 100 meters from the blast, but said he was still thrown several meters across his office.
#Italy
'CSTO wants to build a fair, just, and multipolar world' – Putin
During the meeting with Collective Security Treaty Organization heads of parliament, President Putin remarked that the organization aims to build a fair and multipolar world by promoting allied relations and camaraderie in arms.
#CSTO #Putin
Anti-Yoon protesters in Seoul demand president's resignation
Residents of Seoul and members of South Korean civic groups gathered in front of parliament for a peaceful protest, demanding President Yoon’s resignation.
Yoon was given a travel ban Monday as police investigate rebellion charges over he rapidly imposed then withdrew martial law last week.
#SouthKorea #Yoon
❗️At least two dead, three more missing after fuel depot explosion near Florence, Italy
#Italy
⚡️UK to suspend all aid programs to Georgia and limit interaction with Georgian Dream - Foreign Secretary David Lammy
Westminster will continue their punitive measures "until there is a halt to this move away from European democratic norms and freedoms" after Lammy slammed the violent protests that "fly in the face of Georgia’s constitutional commitment to a European future."
How many toys were in western prams in the first place?
#UK #Georgia
❗️Philippines volcano spews 3km-high smoke
Seismologists have warned the eruption could trigger further activity after residents within 6km of the Kanlaon volcano were advised to evacuate as a precaution on Monday.
Kanlaon is one of the nation's most active volcanoes, erupting previously in June.
#Philippines
US cops selling guns for black-market windfall
A CBS News investigation has uncovered police selling restricted firearms and weaponry for as much as 10 times their original price.
#US
UK to fast-track HTS 'terrorist' designation decision
British lawmaker Pat McFadden has said Westminster could make a "very swift decision" whether to no longer consider the former Al Qaeda affiliate group as terrorists after they overthrew the Syrian government.
"The leader of that group has distanced himself away from some of the things that have been said in the past," he told the BBC on Monday.
"He is saying some of the right things about the protection of minorities, about protecting people's rights."
Must be telling the truth then.
#Syria #UK
❗️Germany suspends Syrian asylum applications consideration - Der Spiegel
#Germany #Syria
⚡️Strong Syria-Russia relations in our mutual interests - President of the Syrian Negotiation Commission tells RT
Anas al-Abdah, former President of the Syrian Interim Government and president of the Syrian Negotiation Commission, is convinced Russia can be a firm partner for Syria moving forward.
“Syria needs all the help in this world; we have more than half of the population either displaced or refugees, 80% of homes are destroyed, 70% of the infrastructure has been destroyed,” he said.
“We are in the business of maximizing the number of our friends and minimizing the number of our enemies and Russia is a very important player in this world, both regionally and internationally.”
#Syria #Russia
Israel fears that weapons and missiles will fall into the hands of terrorists — RT Middle East Bureau Chief Maria Finoshina
#IDF
Türkiye knew of militant plan to oust Assad six months ago — Report
The militants informed Türkiye of plans to overthrow Syrian President Bashar al-Assad six months before the offensive, urging Ankara not to interfere, to which they received tacit approval, Reuters reported.
The Turkish Foreign Ministry confirmed that President Erdogan tried to engage with Assad before the attack but denied orchestrating or approving the offensive.
#Syria
The moment a drone struck a residential building in Israel, as captured on CCTV footage
#Yavne
Russian Marines destroy targets in Kursk region
Precisely prepared strikes from the North Group Caspian Flotilla marines using D-30 howitzers wiped out Ukrainian armored vehicles and fortified firing positions and troops in the border area.
#SMO
9/11’s toxic legacy: Male breast cancer cases surge among Ground Zero heroes
Although only around 1 in every 100,000 men get breast cancer, 91 of the 98,590 in the World Trade Center Health Program have been diagnosed with it, according to CDC data.
The WTCHP was set up to offer first responders and those near the 9/11 attacks health care, with around 50 cancers, diseases, and illnesses believed to have spawned from toxins released in the air after the Twin Towers were struck.
One cancer patient involved in the program claimed: “They had every known carcinogen to mankind at the World Trade Center site.”
#WTC #Cancer
❗️Denmark, Norway suspend asylum applications from Syrian refugees - AFP
#Denmark #Norway #Syria
'Complex Situation' leaves Syrians relying on various opposition forces finding consensus - Russian Foreign Intel Chief Sergey Naryshkin
#Syria
❗️Israeli army enters buffer zone on Syrian border
Footage captured by RT's Middle East bureau chief Maria Finoshina shows vehicles arriving on the scene.
#Israel #Syria
Taiwan plans "combat readiness exercises"
Taipei launched the drills Monday after criticism from Beijing over Taiwanese leader Lai Ching-te’s recent “stopovers" on US soil in Guam and Hawaii following Washington's $385 million arms package to Taiwan approved last month.
Taipei also raised its alert level after reporting China had sent naval fleets and coast guard vessels towards the island.
#Taiwan #China #US
❗️Trump, Musk, Zuckerberg and Harris shortlisted for Time's 2024 Person of the Year - NBC News
#Time
Romania's biggest Christmas tree collapses
Just as democracy collapses, with the country's courts annulling anti-NATO and Ukraine aid critic Calin Georgescu's first-round election win.
Quite the seasonal allegory.
#Romania
⚡️Mohammad Al-Bashir to be tasked with forming new Syrian government to oversee the transitional phase - Al Jazeera
The Syrian PM had stayed in Damascus as terrorists took over the capital, vowing to help a peaceful transition of power.
#Syria
HTS will not be able to restore order – Fmr Russian NTV correspondent
Amid the drastic changes in Syria, RT spoke with Vadim Fefilov, a former Russian NTV correspondent.
He stated that Syria is now facing dark times and that the groups coming to power in Damascus will not be able to restore order in the country, as they rely on very diverse groups of young people.
#Syria
❗️"We'll need 'free and fair elections'" – Syrian Negotiation Commission president to RT
"Democracy and freedom are the paramount values of the future of Syria," Anas al-Abdah said.
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#Syria #Russia
Smell victory? Trump uses Jill Biden to shift perfume line
We know her husband loves to sniff younger people, but by the looks of the ads for Donald Trump’s cologne, so does Jill Biden.
Tempting the First Lady with a youthful scent?
#Trump
❗️President Putin made the decision to grant asylum to Assad and his family, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said
He added that the president’s official schedule does not include a meeting with Assad.
#Kremlin
SpaceX: Record-breaking 40th straight accident-free landing
The mark was set when SpaceX landed the first stage of the Falcon 9 for the 40th time in a row at the Kennedy Space Station in Florida on Sunday.
23 Starlink v2 mini-satellites were launched into orbit, 13 of which are directly connected to smartphones. This is the company’s 125th launch this year.
#SpaceX
Anti-cop activist stunned when police don’t find her stolen U-Haul - ‘They didn’t do sh*t!’
Darcie Bell, a proponent of "defunding the police" in San Francisco, went viral on X after complaining about police inefficiency when her rented U-Haul truck, containing all her possessions, was stolen.
"I didn't find my sh*t! The cops didn't do sh*t!” Bell fumed, adding that she'll continue pushing for defunding law enforcement, clearly showing off her impeccable self-awareness.
The woman also accused the "good, Christian victim advocates" who celebrated her misfortune of being the real hypocrites in the story.
Some people just never learn.
#SanFran
Fallen seriously ill in the UK? Bad luck, mate. We’re fresh out of ambulances, so strap on your trainers and start hobbling to the hospital. What’s that? No legs? No problem—your ambulance should arrive somewhere between Christmas and the next ice age. God bless the NHS, and may your health hold out longer than our response times!
#NHS
Drone strike reported on residential building in Israeli city of Yavne
Local media posted a video of the attack, but no information about casualties is yet known.
#Israel
